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China · Religion & Belief · Hard
Which government body, (SARA), regulates the five officially recognised religions—Buddhism, Daoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism—with all other religious activity being technically illegal?
Answer: State Administration for Religious Affairs — The Five Official Religions framework, established in the early PRC period, excludes folk religious sects, Falun Gong, Jehovah's Witnesses and house churches—groups that exist in a legal grey zone or are actively suppressed as 'evil cults' (xie jiao).
- A United Front Work Department
- B Ministry of Civil Affairs
- C Religious Affairs Bureau
- D State Administration for Religious Affairs ✓
The Five Official Religions framework, established in the early PRC period, excludes folk religious sects, Falun Gong, Jehovah's Witnesses and house churches—groups that exist in a legal grey zone or are actively suppressed as 'evil cults' (xie jiao).